Plumbers, carpenters, electricians, painters and others, walked away from the construction site Monday, at the Tesla Gigafactory. They say the tax breaks Nevada gave to the company, are being used to hire out of state workers. Tesla issued a statement saying 50% of the workers being used by that contractor, and nearly 75% of it’s…… MORE
Ski Instructor Body Found
The body of missing ski instructor Carson May was found Monday at Sugar Bowl Resort, under about five feet of snow, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. May went missing January 15th. An intensive, four-day search turned up nothing. Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team and El Dorado County Search and Rescue dog teams…… MORE
Pauite Pot Plan Pursued
Members of the Paiute Tribe in Las Vegas plan to get involved in a new business venture, and it isn’t Indian gaming. The tribe is planning to open two medical marijuana dispensaries and a cultivation facility by the end of the year. The tribe is teaming up with Arizona based Ultra Health to develop and…… MORE
Man Convicted Of Sex Related Kidnap
A Reno man has been convicted by a federal jury of kidnapping a 15-year-old boy and girl in California, and bringing them to Reno for the girl to engage in illegal sexual activity. 50-year-old John Thomas Abrams, was convicted of two counts of kidnapping and one count of transportation of a minor for illegal sexual…… MORE
Laxalt Gets Involved, Gov Comments
Nevada isn’t one of the litigants in the multi state legal fight against the Presidents plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But Attorney General Adam Laxalt is getting involved. Laxalt’s friend-of-the-court filing in the case involving the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, is characterized by Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office as “Simply offering his legal opinion.” The…… MORE
Divers Recover Bodies
Divers Sunday recovered the body of 34 year old Lucas Johnson or Auburn, California. His body was found in about 60 feet of water near the site of a capsizing in the northeast corner of Donner Lake. The other victim, recovered Saturday, was 33 year old Joshua Patterson, from Cool, California. Neither victim was believed…… MORE
Downtown Murder Arrest
A man was taken to a hospital after a shooting inside Siri’s Casino on North Virginia Street. Reno Police say the shooting happened just before midnight. They say a man shot another man in the casino after a fight. The suspected shooter, 38 year old Kiley Grayson, has been arrested and booked on an open…… MORE
Officer Involved Shooting in Silver Springs
One person has been killed and two others injured following an officer involved shooting in Silver Springs. According to Commander Michael Carlson, the incident started with a report of a stolen vehicle in Sparks around 9:30 p.m. The suspects reportedly left the area in a red Chevy Cruze and headed toward Yerington. That’s when a…… MORE
El Dorado DA Issues Two Murder Warrants
The El Dorado County District Attorney has issued warrants for two men believed to be involved with the murder of a man, in a drug deal gone bad. The two men they’re looking for are Domenic Seanleee Randolph and Dion Jermaine Randolph Vaccaro, who are known to frequent the Sacramento and Bay areas, but they…… MORE
NDOT completes Nordyke Bridge Project
The Nevada Department of Transportation and Lyon County have completed a project to replace the Nordyke Road bridge south of Yerington. The bridge carries Nordyke Road over the east fork of the Walker River to the east of State Route 339. The bridge was originally constructed in the early 1950s using two flatbed railroad cars…… MORE
